Sound check
Yea yea
Good times
I grew up as a cruise
But I couldn't let loose
But all I ever wanted to do was rock the booth
I wanted people to know my name
Wanted to be in the game
To myself I will never change
Even with the money and fame
Felt like I was gonna fly high
Reach for the stars so even if I miss I would reach a cloud 9
But my lack of confidence kept me on the ground
I was scared of failing didn't wanna fall down
Cared too much about what other people thought
Terrified to tell my parents about my art
So instead of chasing after my dreams
I just shut up and listened to other rappers pretend like they were kings
But on the inside it was eating me up
Listening to these fake kings knowing that they s**
My brain knew I could do so much better
Go straight to the top and then earn my cheddar
But there was something
To get to the top the good me had to die
I would have to figuratively have to k** myself
To resurrect the bad without any help
(Hook x2 )
Little kid
Gone bigger kid gone man
(man) you know how it is
At one point I was scared and shy
But now I ain't afraid to fly high
While I was at school I just wanted to be cool
Dreamed of being popular I was just a fool
Sat at the back of cla** didn't raise my hand
Teachers talking about things didn't understand
Always on my phone watching my clans clash
Daydreaming what it's like to have cash
But I was barely getting pa**ed
Was too lazy to do homework
To the point I almost failed every cla**
Came home parents and I had a chat
They were wondering why I decided to slack
Told me I would never reach my full potential
Everyone looking at me like I was mental
They didn't understand the plan I had for my life
Everyone was worried if I would turn out alright
Little did they know I was a lyrical genius though
Able to spit bars out at a constant flow
So excuse me if I seem outta place
I'm just a kid who decided to change his fait
Hook x2
Now I'm at a place where I belong going nowhere
I'm no longer a kid who always seemed scared
I took my talent and decided to take advantage
On my way to the top people wanna holla man
To get by they really wonder why
When I say jump you say how high
I flew like a rocket to the atmos-fear
Didn't look back until I pa**ed the stratus fear
I went straight outta orbit and landed on the moon
Sat down reminisce about days of gloom
But now all I see are clear skies a head
Days full of dead cash and driving Benz
As I look back at the little kid
I thought about all the great stuff that he did
Thought about how he could
Go after his dreams and cuz he did I'm on the way to be a king
Someday I'm going to write a note to my self
Thanks kid I coulda done it with out your help